2001 Oldsmobile Alero Complaint Log

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS HOT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK CAUSING RAPID ACCELERATION. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V528000, REGARDING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. NO ONE COULD DUPLICATE THE CONSUMERS CONCERN. ONE OF THE MECHANIC'S SUGGESTED THAT MAYBE THE FLOOR MAT WAS IN THE WAY. UPDATED 06/19/06. *JB

MY ENGINE COOLANT, ON MY 2001 OLDS ALERO, HAS BEEN GOING DOWN FOR THE LAST 18 MONTHS. I HAVE REFILLED THE COOLANT CONTAINER 3 TIMES. WHEN I CHECKED IT AGAIN ABOUT 1 WEEK AGO THERE WAS GEL LIKE SUBSTANCE IN THE COOLANT. I CHECKED WITH SEVERAL MECHANICS, ALL OF WHOM SAID MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS ARE LEAKING AND OIL IS GETTING INTO THE ENGINE COOLANT, THAT I NEED TO HAVE THE GASKETS REPLACED AND THE ENGINE FLUSHED WHICH WOULD COST ME $900. I THEN FOUND OUT GENERALS MOTORS HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS BECAUSE THEY REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PART IN NEW CARS BEGINNING IN 2004. CANADA HAS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST GENERAL MOTORS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. SO FAR GM HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT FIXING MY CAR. *NM

SINCE FEB. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS 4 TIMES. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN SEPT. 05 AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WHEN THE WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN AND THE TEMP. GAUGE WENT ON HOT (AND THE CAR WAS NOT). I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY OF COURSE FOUND NOTHING WRONG SINCE THE COMPUTER THEY USE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEMS WASN'T REGISTERING ANYTHING. NOT QUITE A MONTH HAD PASSED WHEN I STARTED TO HAVE DIFFICULTY STARTING THE CAR, A FEW DAYS LATER THE CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING IN A.M. TRAFFIC ON THE FWY. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN, THEY STATED IT WAS CPC COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED AND THE IGNITER HAD TO BE REPLACED. ON THE WAY HOME AFTER PICKING UP THE CAR, IT STALLED AGAIN, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. AGAIN THE NEXT DAY IT WAS TAKEN IN AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. A FEW WEEKS PASS AND THE SAME PROBLEMS START TO OCCUR, THIS TIME WHEN IT WAS THERE, NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, THIS TIME AGAIN DRIVING ON THE FWY. THE CAR STALLED, I MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, THE CAR AGAIN AS USUAL WOULD NOT RESTART, NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENS I MAY NOT BE AS LUCKY. MY CAR IS AT THE DEALER CURRENTLY AND THEY CANNOT SEEM TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG. IN READING OTHER NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THIS OBVIOUSLY IS A PROBLEM. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO KILLED BEFORE GMC DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? *JB

MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY STALLING SINCE APRIL 2006. I HAVE HAD MY CAR DIAGNOSED BY 3 MECHANICS ALL OF WHICH CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG VIA THEIR DIAGNOSTIC MACHINES. BEFORE TAKING IT TO GM. GM HOOKED THE CAR UP TO THEIR DIAGNOSTICS MACHINE AND DROVE IT FOR 20 MILES OVERNIGHT AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE CAR IS GOING TO STALL. UNFORTUNATELY I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY FOR THESE REASONS, IT COULD STALL AND I COULD BE KILLED BY SOMEONE GOING FAST AND RUNNING INTO THE BACK OF ME. I ONLY DRIVE THE CAR LOCALLY IN THE CITY IN WHICH I LIVE. *NM

ON MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO, THE TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD LIGHT BECOMES INTERMITTENT AND/OR INOPERATIVE DURING TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS. THE DEALER AND GENERAL MOTORS REFUSE TO REPLACE WITHOUT COST BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE IS APPARENTLY NOT INCLUDED IN GM RECALL NO. 03043. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE BEARINGS FAILED EVERY 15,000-20,000 MILES. THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE THAT SEEMED TO COME FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STEER PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARINGS FOUR TIMES. T THE WHEEL BEARING WERE REPLACED FOUR TIMES, THE DEALER REPLACED THEM 3 TIMES, BUT WOULD NOT REPLACED THEM THE FOURTH TIMES. HOWEVER MANUFACTURER AND DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE CAR WINDOW ROLLED DOWN BUT WOULDN'T GO BACK UP. CAR IS 2001 OLDS ALERO 2 DR. WAS HAVING PROBLEMS PRIOR TO INCIDENT WITH THE WINDOW ROLLING ALL THE WAY DOWN INSTEAD OF JUST PART OF THE WAY. THE REGULATOR IS STILL MAKING A SOUND SO THE MOTOR IS STILL OPERABLE FOR THE MOMENT BUT THE WINDOW IS OFF THE TRACK OR THE PLASTIC PIECES THAT HOLD THE WINDOW ARE BROKE. WHAT HAPPENED TOSSING METAL. IT WOULD SAVE HEADACHES FOR EVERYONE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRACK OFF, SERVICE VEHICLE SOON, AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AT 79,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATING.

MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO HAD NUMEROUS FAILURES OF THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD WARNING FLASHER. BOTH SYSTEMS EITHER WORKED OR FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE FAILURES APPEARED TO BE RANDOM, I.E., THERE WAS NO PARTICULAR PATTERN. I BECAME AWARE OF A RECALL (NHTSA: 03V327000) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE ISN'T ONE AFFECTED BASED ON ITS VIN. *JB

ON WEDNESDAY, FEB 8, 2006 THREE LIGHTS CAME ON IN MY CAR AT THE SAME TIME. THEY ARE 'SERVICE VEHICLE SOON, TRAC OFF, & ANTI-LOCK'. THESE LIGHTS HAVE CONTINUED COMING ON SINCE. I HAVE HAD A COMPUTER HOOKED UP TO MY CAR TO CHECK FOR ANY CODES WHILE THE LIGHTS WERE ON. THERE WERE NO CODES SHOWING FOR MY CAR. YESTERDAY, TUESDAY, FEB 14, 2006, I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN WHEN THE LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE IN AND I DID NOT STOP. I ROLLED A LITTLE BIT AND THEN CAME TO A STOP. THIS IS NOT SAFE. IF THERE WERE TO BE SOMEONE AHEAD OF ME I WOULD HAVE REAR-ENDED THIS PERSON OR MAYBE EVEN ROLLED RIGHT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN THE INTERSECTION. THERE ARE THREE OTHER PEOPLE THAT I WORK WITH WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR GM VEHICLES RECENTLY. ONLY ONE VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL. I WAS GIVEN AN 800 NUMBER TO CHECK FOR RECALLS FROM ONE OF THESE PEOPLE. I JUST CALLED AND THERE WAS NO RECALL OF THIS SORT LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. IT SEEMS OFF THAT FOUR PEOPLE, INCLUDING MYSELF, IN THE SAME PLACE OF WORK HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR GM VEHICLE AND ONLY ONE WAS COVERED. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE ITEM TO BE REPLACED AND SINCE IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ALL INVOLVED, THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL AND NOT OUT OF OUR POCKET. *JB

ON WEDNESDAY, FEB 8, 2006 THREE LIGHTS CAME ON IN MY CAR AT THE SAME TIME. THEY ARE 'SERVICE VEHICLE SOON, TRAC OFF, & ANTI-LOCK'. THESE LIGHTS HAVE CONTINUED COMING ON SINCE. WEEK BEFORE THESE LIGHTS HAD CAME ON. I HAD NEW HUB BEARINGS PUT ON MY CAR. THEN ONCE THIS WAS DONE ABOUT 3-4 DAYS LATER THESE LIGHTS CAME. I HAVE TAKEN TWO 3 GARAGES TO HAVE THIS LOOKED AT AND THEY WHICH THEY HAVE PUT A COMPUTER HOOKED UP TO MY CAR TO CHECK FOR ANY CODES WHILE THE LIGHTS WERE ON. THERE WERE NO CODES SHOWING FOR MY CAR. YESTERDAY, TUESDAY, FEB 14, 2006, I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN WHEN I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE WHICH I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE IN AND WAS ABLE TO STOP WITH TWO PUMPS TO THE BARKES.CAME TO A STOP. . IF THERE WERE TO BE SOMEONE AHEAD OF ME I WOULD HAVE REAR-ENDED THIS PERSON OR MAYBE EVEN ROLLED RIGHT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN THE INTERSECTION. AS I SURF THIS WEB SIT I FIND THEY SAME PROBLEMS OTHER PEOPLE HAD OR HAVING THE SAME SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR GM VEHICLES RECENTLY. I WAS GIVEN AN 800 NUMBER TO CHECK FOR RECALLS I JUST CALLED AND THERE WAS NO RECALL OF THIS SORT LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. IT SEEMS OFF THAT KNOW FIVE PEOPLE, INCLUDING MYSELF, IN THE SAME PLACE OF WORK HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR GM VEHICLE AND ONLY ONE WAS COVERED. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE ITEM TO BE REPLACED AND SINCE IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ALL INVOLVED, THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL AND NOT OUT OF OUR POCKET. *CA *NM

AROUND JULY 15, 2005 MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL OUT OF THE CHANNEL AND INTO THE DOOR. (THE WINDOW WAS BEING ROLLED UP AND MADE A LOUD NOISE. WHEN TRYING TO ROLL DOWN WINDOW AGAIN IT FELL INTO THE DOOR.) I HAD THE WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED BY A LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE CENTER ON JULY 15, 2005 FOR A TOTAL OF $231.15 PARTS AND LABOR. ON JANUARY 30, 2006 THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN AND WHEN ROLLING IT BACK UP A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AS IT REACHED THE TOP OF THE DOOR FRAME. WHEN PRESSING THE BUTTON TO ROLL THE WINDOW BACK DOWN THE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR. TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE CENTER AND WAS QUOTED OVER $400 FOR PARTS AND LABOR FOR A NEW MOTOR/REGULATOR AND NEW GLASS SINCE THE ARMS OF THE REGULATOR WERE BROKE AND STILL STUCK TO THE GLASS. I HAVE NOT HAD THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FIXED YET SINCE I AM TRYING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO BOTH WINDOWS IN LESS THAN A YEAR. *NM

THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING / ANTI- LOCK BRAKE UNIT HAS GONE BAD TWICE IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING / ANTI- LOCK BRAKE UNIT HAS GONE BAD ONCE IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. WHEN THE UNIT STARTS TO FAIL THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK OR PULSE MOMENTARILY AND THEN THEY WORK AGAIN. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS OF REAR ENDING SOMEONE AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKE AND THERE IS NO SLOW DOWN FOR UP TO 2-3 SECONDS UNTIL THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM IS SHUT OFF BUY THE CARS COMPUTER. WHEN I REPORTED THIS TO THE OLDSMOBILE DEALER IN PAINTED POST, NEW YORK THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE OLDS ALERO'S. I HAVE REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING / ANTI LOCK BRAKE UNIT TWICE. THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING / ANTI-LOCK BRAKE UNIT CURRENTLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB

2001 OLDS ALERO FUEL SENDER GAUGE SHOWS 1/2 TANK WHEN IT'S ACTUALLY EMPTY. WHEN FILLED IT GOES TO EMPTY FOR DAYS THEN JUMPS BACK UP TO FULL AND STAYS THERE FOR SOME 200 MILES BEFORE MOVING DOWN. READ SOMEWHERE GM WAS HAVING PROBLEM WITH FUEL GAUGES BUT WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR REPAIR? CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC WHILE MY SON'S WOMAN WAS PREGNANT WITH MY GRANDCHILD. *JB

MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE. *JB

DT: 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT P EMERGENCY HAZARD LIGHT AND RIGHT AND LEFT TURN SIGNALS PROBLEMS. TURN SIGNALS DID NOT WORK. CONTACTED GMC., AND CHECKED CONSUMER'S VIN, THEN WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS CAR. WENT TO PROGRESSIVE WEBSITE, THE CONSUMER'S INSURANCE COMPANY, AND FOUND RECALLS ON 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. CONSUMER JUST PURCHASED MY VEHICLE A WEEK AGO. AS I WAS ON MY WAY HOME WITH VEHICLE AND TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT WORK. WOULD LIKE THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. COULD BE AT FAULT IF SOMEONE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AS IT WAS TURNING BECAUSE OF THE TURN SIGNALS.*AK

TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, NO WARNING THAT THEY WILL NOT WORK. I HAVE PUSHED THE HAZARD BUTTON IN AND OUT AND THIS SOMETIMES HELPS. VERY DANGEROUS, I HAVE GONE MILES OUT OF MY WAY BECAUSE I CAN'T MAKE A TURN SAFELY WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO SIGNAL. *JB

2001 ALERO (2 DR. COUPE) I HAVE BEEN ON SEVERAL SITES AND AM FINDING MANY ALERO OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE ENCOUNTERED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. FUEL PUMP, WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS, POWER WINDOW FAILURE(GRINDING/BREAKING CLIPS/REGULATORS), SERV ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CONSTANTLY ON, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, BRAKE PROBLEMS ETC. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT OLDS KNEW THEY WEREN'T MAKING THIS CAR ANYMORE, AND SENT A SUB-PAR PRODUCT OUT INTO THE MARKET "HOPING" TO GET AWAY WITH AS FEW RECALLS AS POSSIBLE. I HAVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FILED WITH OLDS AND GENERAL MOTORS. GENERAL MOTORS HAS GONE WAY OUT AND OFFERED ME A $500.00 CERTIFICATE TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A NEW VEHICLE. GIVE ME ONE REASON I SHOULD GO THROUGH ANOTHER NIGHTMARE LIKE THIS ONE. RECALLS HAVE NEVER BEEN ISSUED ON ANY OF THESE COMPLAINTS BECAUSE IT WOULD PROBABLY COST MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. I CONSTANTLY WAIT TO SEE IF ANY CLASS ACTION SUITS INVOLVING THESE VEHICLES OCCURS AS I WILL BE ONE OF THE FIRST TO JUMP IN. WHAT'S THE SAYING..."IF IT LOOKS LIKE DOG CRAP AND SMELLS LIKE DOG CRAP DON'T STEP IN IT, IT'S PROBABLY DOG CRAP". THERE'S A DEFINED PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND GM SHOULD BE TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEM. *JB

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE IDLING HIGH WHILE DRIVING, MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO SLOW DOWN, BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING, CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, SHUTTING MY ENGINE OFF, IN ORDER TO GET CAR TO STOP. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER SHOP WHERE I BOUGHT IT, SINCE JULY 21, 2005, THEY SAID THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT, CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT DUE TO NOT FINDING ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, THEY ARE CHARGING ME FOR TOWING FEE AND FOR DOING A PREFERMENT CHECK ON THE ENGINE, OUT OF POCKET IS OVER $100.00 TO SAY, WE CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS WASN'T THE FIRST TIME, ON JUNE 13, 2005 THE SAME THING HAPPEN, PUTTING IT IN THE GRANGE FOR 4 DAYS ONLY TO SAY THEY COULDN'T FIND A THING WRONG WITH IT, I FEEL THERE IS DEFECT IN THE COMPUTER OR IDLE CONTROL, AS I FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING IT, NOT ONLY FOR MYSELF BUT FOR ANYONE ELSE TO BE AROUND WHEN THIS OCCURS AGAIN. *JB

STICKING THROTTLE CONCERN - VEHICLE ACCELERATOR STICKS, CAUSING THE CAR TO CONTINUE SPEEDING AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN A CRASH. PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED IN THE SUMMER OF 2004 AND HAS REOCCURRED IN SUMMER OF 2005. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER THROTTLE BODY CLEANING AND SERVICE WAS PERFORMED AT THE DEALER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC APPROXIMATELY TEN DIFFERENT TIMES. THE FUEL PUMP WAS ALSO REPLACED BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 8/23/12 *CN UPDATED 09/06/2012 *JS

I HAVE A 2001 OLDMOBILE ALERO WITH AUTOMATIC WINDOWS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 OF THE 4 WINDOWS DUE TO THE MOTOR GOING OUT CAUSING THE WINDOW TO NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. I AM WAITING FOR THE 4TH WINDOW TO BREAK.

DT: 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH IN 5 PM TRAFFIC, THE CAR ENGINE SHUT OFF AND COASTED FROM THE LEFT LANE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. IT WAS THEN TOWED TO AN OLDSMOBILE DEALERSHIP; WHO SAID THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS THE PROBLEM FOR A SECOND TIME. THIS CAR HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS. SOMETIME THE CAR WILL NOT CRANK AT ALL. IT ALSO HAS A LEAK IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR WHEN IT RAINS. THE CONSUMER HEARD ABOUT THE VOLVO PROBLEMS AND THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING TO THIS VEHICLE. THE ENGINE HAD ONLY SHUT OFF ONE TIME. THIS HAPPENED AROUND JULY 11, 2005. NO INJURIES FIRES NO CRASH REPORTED. *AK THE FUEL PUMP HAD BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE FUEL PUMP HAD AN INTERNAL SHORT. THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL, WOULD START THEN DIE. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD FALL TO EMPTY, AND THE FUEL LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THE VEHICLE WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START. *SC

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN MY VEHICLE SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED IT. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS THAT I BELIEVED TO HAVE LEAD TO WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING NOW. I HAVE TO TURN ON MY LIGHTS MANUALLY NOW. THAT ISN'T SO MUCH OF A PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN MY CAR DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY TURN ON MY LIGHTS THIS MEANS MY AC DOES NOT WORK, MY POWER WINDOWS DO NOT WORK, MY STEREO DOES NOT WORK, CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK, MY SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK, MY GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK OR MY THERMOSTAT DOES NOT WORK (THE INSIDE PANEL OF THE INSIDE OF MY CAR DOES NOT WORK). I CAN START UP MY CAR, BUT NOTHING INSIDE MY CAR WORKS. DRIVING IN AZ WITH NO AC AND NOT BEING ABLE TO LOWER YOUR WINDOWS BECAUSE THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL GADGET NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICAL TO WORK PROPERLY. I HAVE WRITTEN TO OLDSMOBILE ASKING THEM TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM, THEY HAVE NEGLECTED ALL RESPONSIBILTIES FROM ALL THE PROBLEMS I HAVE AND AM EXPERIENCING WITH MY VEHICAL. I HAVE ALSO MADE A FORMAL COMPLAINT THROUGH THE B.B.B., GENERAL MOTORS HAVE YET TO RESPOND. I FEEL IT IS VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING AROUND IN A VEHICAL THAT DECIDES TO WORK WHEN IT WANTS TO. ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ARE VERY SIMILAR TO MINE.

THE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR ON THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 68,000 MILES. THE ENGINE IDLES AT 1300 RPM. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.

2001 ALERO GL HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPUTER, CRUISE CONTROL, AND THE FLOOR WAS LEAKING.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE VEHICLE CONSUMED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF GAS, THE VEHICLE ONLY GOT 208 MILE PER TANK OF GAS. THE REAR DEFROSTER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE ABS LIGHT, TRACTION LIGHT AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT THE SAME TIME. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE VEHICLE LOST TRACTION AND ABS BRAKES. ON TWO OCCASION THIS FAILURE CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE REAR SEAT SLID FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED ABRUPTLY. *NM

TOP OF DASH IS WRINKLING AND COMING APART. I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER ALEROS ALSO. I KNOW THIS IS AN APPEARANCE PROBLEM ,BUT IT IS STILL A PROBLEM. WILL IT AFFECT THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG IN THE DASH IF PEELING REACHES THE AREA?*AK

DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET DISCOVERED ON 4/8/05. COOLANT LEAK TO THE OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT VEHICLE ACCELERATES BY ITSELF EVEN WHEN PRESS THE BRAKES. VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP, IT STILL ACCELERATES. THE GM REPAIR SHOP TOLD HER THREE TIMES THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, THEY HAVE THE VEHICLE NOW.*AK

OUR 2001 ALERO HAD THE LOWER MANIFOLD GASKET FAIL AT 64000 MILES, THE GASKET WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $562.00. THE SHOP TELLS ME THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. THERE WERE THREE 3400'S IN THE SHOP THE SAME DAY MINE WAS REPAIRED.

THE ABS SPEED SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, THE ANTI LOCK AND TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR LIGHT STAYED ON. *AK

DT: LOSS OF ANTIFREEZE ON A GM V6 ENGINE IS DUE TO THE FAILURE OF AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED. IT HAPPENS ON THE SAME VEHICLE EVERY 60,000 MILES. ENGINE FAILURE IS A SAFETY CONCERN.*AK *SB

THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, IT WILL NOT CONTINUE TO RUN. THE IGNITION SWITCH/THEFT DETERRENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, PER THE DEALER. *JB

LOWER INTAKE GASKET LEAKING COOLANT. FOUND DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONSUMER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK FUEL LEAKED FROM THE REGULATOR WHEN PARKED AND RUNNING. A NEW REGULATOR WAS INSTALLED. *SC *JB

THE INTAKE GASKET OF THE CONSUMER'S 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO LEAKED ANTIFREEZE. *NM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS DESIGNED IMPROPERLY. THE GASKET LEAKED ANTI FREEZE INTO THE OIL, OIL SENDERS AND THE COILS. *SC

RE 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT CONSUMER WANTS MORE RESPONSES. *BF THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. *JB

2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO INTAKE MANIFOLD PROBLEM. *BF THE CONSUMER HAD DISCOVERED A COOLANT LEAK. THE CONSUMER STATED GM ISSUED AN IMPROVED GASKET TO AVOID FUTURE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED IT GM WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WHY DID THE EXPENSE HAVE TO FALL ON THE CONSUMER. THE POWER STEERING WAS REPLACED. *JB

THE COOLANT IN MY ALERO STARTED LEAKING AND THERE WAS NO HEAT IN THE INTERIOR. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS DETERIORATED. THE PART WAS REPLACED AND WAS NOT KEPT. *AK

I HAVE A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO AND BACK IN 2003, WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, MY PASSANGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR CEASED TO WORK. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THIS WINTER, HOWEVER, AFTER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED TO WORK AND MY WINDOW IS STUCK AND UNABLE TO GO DOWN. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST AN EXCESS OF $400 TO FIX THIS PART, WHICH IT APPEARS, WAS DEFECTIVE IN THE FIRST PLACE. I BELIEVE THAT THE INABILITY TO RETRACT MY WINDOW IS A SAFETY CONCERN. IF I WERE TRAPPED IN MY CAR FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN AND THE WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN, THE CAR COULD GO UP IN FLAMES OR I COULD DROWN, ETC...BEFORE HELP WOULD ARRIVE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION THAT SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE GENERAL MOTORS.

I PURCHASED THE CAR ON 10/09/04 WITH A 3MON/3,000 WARRANTY. I HAVE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS SAME COMPLAINT WITH NO LUCK. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS AND WITHIN A 1 WEEK OF BRINGING IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP MY ABS, TRAC OFF & SERVICE VEHICLE SOON LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND MADE AN APPT AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT 70MPH IT BEGAN TO VIBRATE OUT OF CONTROL. I HAD THREE PASSANGERS IN MY CAR ALONG WITH MYSELF. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR BACK IN CONTROL BUT IF I WASN'T ABLE TO I WOULD HAVE HIT THE OTHER CARS ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR AT SPEEDS OF UNDER 45MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY WAS TOLD THAT THIS WOULD COST ME ALMOST $400 TO BE REPLACED (HUB WHEEL ASSEMBLY FOR MY SPEED SENSOR). I WAS TOLD THAT MY 3/3 WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THIS PART. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE HAD COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS! OBVIOUSLY THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED PART!! I SPOKE TO THE MANAGER AT BOURNIVAL AND HE SAID THAT MY WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THIS PART. HE SAID THAT IT DIDN'T MATTER IF IT HAPPENED TWO DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR!*AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE CONSUMER'S 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO BEGAN TO VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY. *NM THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND WHEN SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE THE TRAC AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER HAD DONE REPAIRS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER SHE WAS TOLD THE SPEED SENSOR WAS BAD AND THE ENTIRE HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO FIX THE PART. *JB

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER TURNED ON THE HEAT AND THE DEFOGGER, AND BOTH FAILED TO COME ON PROPERLY. CONSUMER SMELLED AN ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTS. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK...*AK

THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED. THIS IS A SAFETY DEVICE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. I REPORTED THE DEFECTIVE PART TO MY DEALER BUT THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT AT NO COST BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OVER WARRANTY BY 2,000 MILES. THE DEALER SUGGESTED TO CONTACT GM CARES HOTLINE. GM DID NOT CARE THEY WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE TO REPAIR MY CAR AT NO COST. I HAVE PURCHASED AND INSTALLED THE DEFECTIVE SAFETY DEVICE,.*AK

THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE DEFLATED ON IT'S OWN. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRE DAILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

FRONT HUB (DRIVERS SIDE) WENT BAD AT AROUND 48,000 MILES, DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. APROX. ONE YEAR LATER BOTH FRONT HUBS WENT BAD (AT JUST OVER 60,000 MILES WITH LESS THEN 12,000 MILES ON DRIVERS SIDE HUB) COST WAS AROUND $500.00 EACH TO REPLACE. *JB

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT FLASHED ON/OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT HUB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE WEAR WAS LESS THEN 31,000 MILES. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT FRONT WHEEL BEARING HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES WITH LESS THEN 59,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 03V327000 CONCERNING TURN SIGNAL FAILURE. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO WORK TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

I JUST RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM OLDSMOBILE LETTING ME KNOW THAT THERE IS A CURRENT OPEN RECALL ON HAZARD / TURN SIGNALS. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLIANT ABOUT MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO, BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO MY TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARDS NOT WORK, BUT MY CRUISE CONTROL AUTOMATICALLY KICKS OFF BY ITSELF ALL THE TIME, I HAVE A LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT THAT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY, AND MY RADIO DOES NOT WORK HALF THE TIME. I BELIEVE THERE IS A SHORT IN THE WIRES OF MY CAR. THIS ALL HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME MY TURN SIGNALS / HAZARDS STOP WORKING ALSO. THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT NEVER LETS ME KNOW IF I REALLY MAY HAVE A LOW TIRE (WHICH COULD RESULT IN A BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING, ETC.) ALTHOUGH, I'VE HAD THE TIRES CHECKED NUMEROUS TIMES CURRENTLY BUT, I AM WONDERING SINCE THE LIGHT IS ON AND THE TIRE MAY REALLY BE LOW AND I HAVE A BLOWOUT, IT COULD CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, THE SAME WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. IF A VEHICLE IS FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE, AND THE CRUISE KICKS OFF, THEN THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE MAY BUMP INTO MY REAR OF MY CAR. I WOULD LIKE THIS LOOKED INTO IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *AK